In fact, many dental problems are caused by improper brushing, which leads to unhealthy teeth and other problems. However, parents pay too little attention to their baby's brushing.
My friend Xiao Min recently had a headache because of the baby's dental caries: the baby is five and a half years old, and now his mouth is like rotten teeth. Obviously, we have taught him to brush his teeth since he was two years old. How come these years are the same as not brushing?
Brush your teeth for the first time, the sooner you start, the better!
Once the baby gets dental caries, it is likely to affect the development, face shape, development and even systemic diseases of the subsequent permanent teeth ... so parents should pay attention to the baby's brushing.
Many parents don't know that when the baby grows his first tooth (usually 5-8 months), it is necessary to brush his teeth to prevent dental caries. Before this (before teething), it is recommended to gently wipe the baby's mouth with clean gauze or cotton ball after feeding the baby every time to remove the residual milk in the mouth.
Brush your baby's teeth with fluoride toothpaste for children the size of rice grains and a children's toothbrush. Brush your teeth at least twice a day, even if there is only one tooth!
In addition, it is still difficult to brush your baby's teeth at this stage, because most babies will not cooperate. At this time, you can use the knee-to-knee method to help your baby brush his teeth.
Knee to knee technique:
1. Dentist and parents sit face to face with knees touching or slightly interlocking.
2. Babies first cross their parents' legs and face their parents. Then, the parents put the baby down slowly until he lay flat and his head was just on the dentist's knee.
3. Parents gently tie the child's legs with their upper arms and gently hold the baby's hands with both hands, so that dentists can freely hold the child's head with both hands or one hand.
Baby brushes his own teeth: it is recommended to be after 3 years old.
Parents can help the baby brush his teeth before he can brush his teeth with a toothbrush. When the baby grows up, he can learn to squeeze toothpaste, brush his teeth and rinse his mouth.
However, parents must not be lazy.
Brushing your teeth requires your baby to do it himself, but you need parents to guide you to clean your teeth in the right way and remind your baby not to let the bristles hurt the oral mucosa and gums. In addition, every time the baby brushes his teeth, parents should check it again to ensure that the baby has the correct brushing method and enough brushing time. If the brush is not in place, parents need to help the baby brush it again.
Let the baby start brushing his teeth during this period, mainly to let the baby develop good habits without perfunctory.
How should the baby swallow toothpaste when brushing his teeth?
Many parents are worried that their babies often swallow toothpaste by mistake when brushing their teeth, and that fluoride toothpaste will lead to fluorosis in their babies, so they dare not choose fluoride toothpaste.
In fact, studies have shown that it takes more than 5 mg of fluoride per kilogram of body weight every day to reach a dose that may be toxic. The fluoride content in children's toothpaste in China is 0.05% ~ 0. 1 1%. A 6-year-old child of about 20 kilograms has to swallow 200 grams of toothpaste to get fluorosis. And a child's toothpaste is 40-50g, and the baby must swallow at least 5 toothpastes to reach the toxic dose.
So don't worry about the influence of fluoride toothpaste on your baby. In fact, fluoride toothpaste can effectively prevent dental caries and play an important role in protecting teeth.
If mom and dad are still worried, you can give your baby low-fluoride toothpaste, which is safer.
In addition to brushing your teeth carefully, protecting your teeth and preventing dental caries, you can also take fluoride coating and pit and fissure sealing. If you choose to apply fluoride, you can usually start when your baby's teeth start to erupt. It is recommended to do it once a year from March to June. There is no age limit for pit and fissure closure. The principle is that the teeth grow out completely, and it is best to do it before there is no tooth decay. Baby's good teeth start with the care of parents!